Increased levels of serum pentraxin 3, a
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Ivana Hollan; Barbara Bottazzi; Ivan Cuccovillo; Γystein T. FΓΈrre; Knut Mikkelse
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Article
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2010
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Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
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English
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## Abstract ## Objective Pentraxin 3 (PTX3), a key component of innate immunity, is a strong marker of disease severity in coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of this study was to compare levels of serum PTX3 in CAD patients with and without inflammatory rheumatic disease (IRD) and in healthy c